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Overview

  • Ideal for professionals looking for the flexibility to design a program that suits their career goals.
  • Study areas such as aged care, emergency disaster management, environmental health, health promotion, occupational health and safety, risk management or women’s health.
  • Complete in 1 semester full-time or 2 semesters part-time.
  • Flexible study options -  on campus or externally, online learning, or block attendance.
  • Opportunity to progress on to the Graduate Diploma in Health Science.
Careers
  • Community Health Officer
  • Health Services Manager
  • Policy Officer
  • Public Health Officer
QUT course code HL38
Attendance Part time or Full time
Course duration 0.5 year full time
1 year part time
Start month July, February
Delivery On campus
  • Kelvin Grove
External
  • Online
Faculty
  • Faculty of Health
Course contact
CRICOS code027285D

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Details

This program is ideal for clinicians who want the flexibility to select a combination of units and specialisations that will meet their professional development needs. It offers flexibility with distance delivery, block attendance, external study and online learning for selected units.

Units

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate of Health Science consists of four units. Students can complete four units from one study area or four units from a selection of study areas.

Completion of four units from one study area entitles graduates of the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters to have their qualification awarded with their area of specialisation. Students can graduate with one specified major only.

Completion of units in Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental Health does not qualify graduates to practise in these areas.

Study areas

Students in the Graduate Certificate in Health Science can select to complete four units from one study area or from across a range of Faculty of Health units:

  • Aged Care
  • Emergency and Disaster Management
  • Environmental Health
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Services Management
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Quality and Patient Safety (Graduate Certificate only)
  • Risk Management
  • Women’s Health
  • a cross-specialisation (where no study area is taken but students study across a variety of fields).

Entry requirements

Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Health Science must have a bachelor degree in a relevant area (or equivalent).

 

Applicants may be admitted on the basis of work experience, other qualifications or research activities at the discretion of the Executive Dean.

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

2012: $7500 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)

FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees

You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.

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Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

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You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments

Apply

How to apply for Graduate Certificate in Health Science

You apply directly to QUT for all our postgraduate courses.

Are you ready to submit your application?

You're ready if you have:

  1. Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3.
  2. Checked important dates.
  3. Checked you meet the entry requirements
  4. Checked course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
  5. Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
  6. Collected supporting documents (see application form)

All done? Then you're ready to apply.

Application for postgraduate course admission form (PDF file, 273.67 KB)